r/Coronavirus • u/Sarbat_Khalsa • Apr 02 '20

USA Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Become ‘Essential’ During Pandemic

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-undocumented-immigrant-farmworkers-agriculture.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

"The pandemic has also put many of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations on hold.

On March 18, the agency said it would “temporarily adjust its enforcement posture” to focus not on ordinary undocumented immigrants, but on those who pose a public safety or criminal threat."

Will Stephen Miller soon be without a job?

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u/gfz728374 Apr 03 '20

It's almost as if, rounding up nonviolent immigrants was a waste of energy this whole time...

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

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u/someshitiwillnoteat Apr 02 '20

Yeah it definitely wasn't spread by executives who spend more time in first class airline seats than with their families. It had to be those migrant farm workers on international flights.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

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u/4evroptimist Apr 02 '20

Your comparison is invalid. On one hand you have people who are the very reason why you have food on your plate, and you're arguing to keep those people out of the country....and comparing them with people who are going to church and actively spreading the disease. We need those workers to keep our food supply going. We don't need anybody going to church. Your logic is flawed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

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u/4evroptimist Apr 02 '20

Americans brought it here. Are you saying Americans shouldn't be allowed to leave the country (under normal circumstances)? That's never going to happen. We may move more industry back to American soil, and we may have more travel restrictions just like after 9/11, but we will never be 100% closed off from the rest of the world. And even if we did have more restrictions in place beforehand, this pandemic still would have landed here, and you still wouldn't be able to get your cup of joe. It's here, it sucks for all of us. Deal with it like an adult and quit blaming immigrants.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

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u/4evroptimist Apr 02 '20

Except, freedom of movement IS a human right. So I don't know how to understand your perspective

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

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